<p>After reading many of these threads on this board it seems that most LACs tend to be in rural and remote places where there is very little going on in the small town surrounding them. I'm looking for a larger LAC that is in a suburban area where the town surrounding the school is a bit bigger. I would also like LACs that are good in the sciences also. </p>
<p>P.S. I visited Colgate recently and thought the campus was gorgeous, but the town seemed WAY too small.</p>
<p>Not at all. Macalester, for example, is in the middle of the city.</p>
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<p>After reading many of these threads on this board it seems that most LACs tend to be in rural and remote places where there is very little going on in the small town surrounding them. I'm looking for a larger LAC that is in a suburban area where the town surrounding the school is a bit bigger. I would also like LACs that are good in the sciences also.
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<p>Swarthmore is just outside of Philly, and also has a strong science reputation. </p>
<p>I would also say that Amherst College is located in a quite vibrant college town, as the town also houses UMass and Hampshire College. The same could be said for the Claremonts. Hence, since you said you liked the sciences, you might consider Harvey Mudd.</p>
<p>Vassar - suburban NYC; Marist - same town as Vassar; Muhlenberg - Allentown & Bethlehem PA; University of Richmond (small & LAC-like) on the edge of Richmond; Goucher - just outside Baltimore; Connecticut College - 1 1/2 from Boston, 2 from NYC.</p>
<p>Barnard is in NY.</p>
<p>wow, thanks for all the quick replies. Swarthmore and Goucher are two of my top choices so far, but I was wondering if there are anymore suggestions.</p>
<p>You might also want to look into Trinity University in San Antonio.</p>
<p>Trinity in Connecticut, Wesleyan, Vassar. Barnard if you are female.</p>
<p>Haverford is just outside of Philadelphia. Brandeis and Tufts are LAC-like small Universities in the Boston area.</p>
<p>Vassar and Wesleyan are in small towns, but aren't that rural. Pomona might be another good bet.</p>
<p>occidental (la), reed & lewis and clark (portland), conn college isn't really rural, also by swarthmore there is haverford and bryn mawr (if you're female)</p>
<p>Pomona, Scripps, CMC, Harvey Mudd and Pitzer are all part of a consortium in a suburb in SoCal</p>
<p>Rhodes College in Memphis.</p>
<p>Holy Cross located in Worcester,which is less than 1 hour from Boston.</p>
<p>Chedva- Vassar and Marist are both at least an hour from NYC. They're both right on the outskirts of Poughkeepsie, though, which is quite urban.</p>
<p>Thanks, JPan, I know. Having lived in the New York metro area most of my life, I consider anything less than 2 1/2-3 hours away from NY to be "suburban." Or at least far from "remote" or "rural"!</p>
<p>brassmonkey what is CMC?</p>
<p>claremont mckenna college</p>